Faucet attachment.



F. A. JONES.

FAUCET ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.27' 19H.

1 142,579. Patented June 8, 1915:

THE NORRIS PETERS C0, PHOTO-L1THO., WASHINGTON. D, Q

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS JoNEs, or 'WAG AGGA, 'lvEw son'rri time, AusrEALIA. I

'EAUoET ArTAoHMEN'r.

Specification of Letters Patent. J line 8, 19 15.

7 Application filed August 27, 1914. Serial No. 858,925

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,

ain and Ireland, .-&c., residing at Wagga l/Vagga, in; the State of New SouthWal'es, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucet w-Attachm'ents; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to bea full, clear, and

,exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art'to which it appertains toma'ke'and use the-same.

This invention relates to. attachments of,

the. class which is applied tofaucets, espe-' :cially those for liquids .to zbe= used asfood such ELSi milk, the purpose of the attachments being to keep the taps quite clean. I am aware of and have myself in'part' invented other. devices: of the class above stated,- but the'present invention introduces improvements.

' To keep dust off the. nozzle of the or taplprovideta. box? which is formed inv two parts, itsffront part being a hollow oasjing which (so that it can. be raised at will).

is pivoted or mounted on a hinge which is suitably supported on the tap. This front casing is 'so connected to otheriparts that it will rise at the "same time that the plug of the faucet is opened. Awcam-device= is providedfon the plug to operate on'the casingfor that purpose. This cam'is1preferably made of a removable wire but a slotted plate may be used instead. The open casingleaves the nozzle end free: for the discharge of liquid. Gravity will sufiice toclose the casing, but it is better-to assistgravity, and to hold the casingquite closed against the fixed'back ofthe box, and therefore-1pmvide any suitable spring closing devices onbut the arms are 'springy or adapted to .:be'

opened apart so as to allow ofeasydetachment of the plug to clean it and other parts of the faucet.

enoe to the accompanying drawings which show oneembodiment thereof.

' invention will'be understood refer- Figure 1 is a partly sectional side' eleva tionof a faucet having- "a; nozzle which is shown "closed; Fig. 2 is a partly :sectional elevation showing the .parts in Fig. 1 with FREDERICK AUGUsTUs .JoNEs,.a sub ectof the King of Great Britthehollow front of the' box raised. Figs. 3 l

and a each'shows a vplan of a faucet, with the said front ofthe box in closed, andin 'nearl'y "fully open, positionrespectively Fig.5 shows a plan from below of theparts as they'are located i'n'Fig. 4. In thelatter figure the plug is shown partly in section. .1 lndleates a shank of a tap or faucet hav ing a nozzle 2 with discharge end 2"-,-and a plug of suitable kind, as 4: with-handle- 4 The plug foot, 5, is of reduced diameter with;

itsend screw-threadedto carry a nut 6 to press a washer6 againsttwo jaws-or arms 9 which gripbe'tween them-part of foot 5. These'side arms 9 have a suitable support as 9 on a member?) at the back of the nozzle box. A 'screw-thread-B:is provided on the nozzle 2; back of which is aflange or'shoulder S. Over the'nozzle .is slipped the back plate3, in front: of-which is placeda rubber orjhke; gasket 3-to-form a seating for. the

edges of the movable part '7 ofthe nozzle boxrto close against-to exclude dust and'for-' eignmatter. A binding plate-fi is-placed in front of the gasket and? pressed, firmly r againstrit as by a nut 10. The back-of the nozzle box is also thus made a fixture which will remain 'i-I'mnovable during ordinary openings andelosin'g's oft-he box member But the gasket candoe removed anda new one substituted at will; s

A suitable spring l2 anda hingeipin i are provided, thespring being shown as in part a spiral-oneraround-the said: pin its endsbeing "soarranged that, it ,will nor-" mally press the boxmember 7-, which works on the: saidpin, down to itsvclosed position. Theupper rear-pant -of member? has a projection 11, which may be a,-.-ho rn: or an eye, and which is so engaged by a cam device that it'ean be pressed by afeam todiftmemher 7. The :cam device hastwo sideswith similarly acting camsql 3 and 14 which begin "at a' point :15,- so-that in whichever direetion theiplug h-andle- 4P is rotated from the position of'Fig. 1,,one camor thjepther will press 5 011'} horn ll; and thus gradually raise-the member-i7 more and; more until continuation of the same wire that forming the cams',;'t o;; a; suitably located. point 7 17 of the plug, wl1e ;e the wire-orimaterial is secured as by entering, its end ,a; hole the plug each wire end or cam holding.

connection.

At 16 the material of the cams is shown at each side as having a kink or curve to allow ample room to turn the plug on full and yet allow the points of connection 17 with the plug to be located nearer to casing 7 than would otherwise be the case. Connections to the plug middle are illustrated, and these leave all the back part of the plug, and plug casing, free of projections which might harbor dirt and be in the way of the fingers of a person manipulating the pl s;-

Though the nozzle box can be used without employing the plug grippers 9 the latter are preferably made part of the whole device as they promote a quick grip of the plug when the latter is returned after removal, the grippers then springing into place. protector has a slotted top plate having an under surface which in practice becomes dirty and is troublesome to clean. The said form also involves considerable weight and cost, and there is a liability. for its two doors to cease to close dust tight, the least opening admitting dirt direct to the nozzle exit. I therefore devised the present nozzle box back wall located at the rear of the nozzle exit, so that if dust did lodge there it would probably not enter the milk or like fluid; I devised also this one-door tap protector; and did away with surfaces so placed that they would harbor dirt or be hard to clean. These improvements result in a lighter, cheaper and more practical article which can be made if desired by al-.

teration of existing faucets.

Having described this invention, what is claimed by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a faucet provided with a valve plug and a nozzle, of a plate carried by said nozzle clear of its orifice and between said orifice and said orifice and between said orifice, and said plug, a box member hinged to said plate and adapted to form therewith a closed vessel inclosing the open end of said nozzle, a spring adapted to normally hold said box member in the position for inclosing said end of thenozzle, and means operated An earlier form of two-door tap by the turning of said plug to move said box member from said position against the action of said spring, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a faucet provided with a valve plug and a nozzle, of a plate carried by said nozzle clear of its orifice and between said orifice and said plug, a gasket carried by said plate, a box member hinged to said plate and adapted to engage said gasket and to form therewith a closed vessel inclosing the open end of said nozzle, and means operated by the turning of said plug for swinging said box member from the position in which it incloses said end of the nozzle, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a faucet provided with a valve plug and a nozzle, of a plate carried by said nozzle clear of its orifice and between said orifice and said plug, a gasket carried by said plate, a box member' hinged to said plate and adapted to engage said gasket and to form therewith a closed vessel inclosing the open end of said nozzle, a spring adapted to normally hold said box member in the position for inclosing said end of the nozzle, and means operated by the turning of said plug to move said box member from said position against the action of said spring, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a faucet pro vided with a valve plug and a nozzle, of a plate carried by said nozzle clear of its orifice and between said orifice and said plug, a gasket carried by said plate, a box memberhinged to said plate and adapted to engage said gasket and to form therewith a closed vessel inclosing the open end of said nozzle, and a cam arrangement operated by the turning of said plug for swinging said box member from the position in which it incloses said end of the nozzle, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a faucet provided with a valve plug and a nozzle, of a plate carried by said nozzle clear of its orilice and between said orifice and said plug, a gasket carried by said plate, a box member hinged to said plate and adapted to engage said gasket and to form therewith a closed vessel inclosing the open end of said nozzle, a spring adapted to normally hold said box member in the position for inclosing said end of the nozzle, and a cam arrangement operated by the turning of said plug to move said box member from said position against the action of said spring, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a faucet provided with a valve plug and a nozzle, of a plate detachably mounted on said nozzle clearto its orifice and between said orifice and said plug, a resilient clip attached to said plate and adapted to engage the lower end of said plug, whereby to aline said plate in the proper position, means for clamping said plate in place on said nozzle, a box member hinged to said plate and adapted to form therewith a closed vessel inclosing the open end of said nozzle, and

means operated by the turning of said plugfor swinging said boxmember from the position in which it inoloses said end of the nozzle, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a faucet provided with a valve plug and a nozzle, of a plate detachably mounted on said nozzle clear of its orifice and between said orifice and said plug, a resilient clip attached to said plate and adapted to engage the lower end of said plug, whereby to aline said plate in the proper position, means for-clamping said plate in place on said nozzle, a box member hinged to said plate and adapted to form therewith a closed vessel inclosing the open end of said nozzle, a spring adapted to normally hold said box member in the position for inclosing said end of the nozzle, and means operated by the turning of said plug to move said box member from said po-.

sition against the action of said spring, substantially, as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS JONES- Witnesses:

GEORGE Gr. TURIS, BEATRICE M. Lown.

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